The 3rd cycle RBMP period runs from 2021-2027. NIEA presents this draft river basin management plan (the draft plan) for the 3rd cycle RBMP period, whose publication was delayed due to key staff being re-deployed in the response to the Covid-19 pandemic.
The draft plan provides an update on the health of Northern Ireland’s water environment (the status of water bodies), but also sets out our targets (objectives) and actions (programme of measures) on how we want to improve our water environment in the next six years. The draft plan covers the North-Western, Neagh Bann and North Eastern river basin districts (RBD), but also includes detailed status updates on each RBD.
The public consultation is open for a period of six months until the 10 October 2021. NIEA encourages you to respond as early as possible due to the shortened timescales in preparing the final river basin management plan for December 2021.
NIEA catchment data map viewer
Supporting documents for the Draft 3rd cycle River Basin Management Plan